Nomi, a young drifter, arrives in Las Vegas to become a dancer and soon sets about clawing and pushing her way to become the top of the Vegas showgirls.Nomi, a young drifter, arrives in Las Vegas to become a dancer and soon sets about clawing and pushing her way to become the top of the Vegas showgirls.Nomi, a young drifter, arrives in Las Vegas to become a dancer and soon sets about clawing and pushing her way to become the top of the Vegas showgirls.
- Awards
- 10 wins & 10 nominations
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Melinda Songer Soderling
- Nickyas Nicky
- (as Melinda Songer)
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- Writer
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Storyline
All alone in the world, Nomi Malone, making her way to Las Vegas, is determined to make a name as a dancer while putting her unspoken past behind her. Her tough, streetwise veneer is not as infallible as she would like, she, as she arrives in Vegas, becoming more cautious in the way she approaches strangers who seem willing to help her purely out of the goodness of their heart. Her talent and connections in combination are only able to get her a job at the Cheetah Club, a strip joint. Her first true friend in Vegas, Molly Abrams, works as the costumer for Goddess, the topless production at the Stardust. It is through Molly that Nomi catches the eye of Goddess' headliner, Cristal Connors. Nomi has a love/hate feeling toward Cristal: she doesn't much like her but wants to become her. Being at the Stardust, Nomi also catches the eye of Cristal's boyfriend, Zack Carey, Stardust's entertainment director. Through these contacts, Nomi is presented opportunity after opportunity to be part of the Stardust/Goddess family. She has to decide how far she will go to achieve her dream. James Smith, a struggling dancer/choreographer who works whatever odd jobs he can get and who is also attracted to Nomi largely for her natural albeit very raw talent, doesn't see Nomi's chosen path as the one she should pursue as he considers Goddess illegitimate: while the Cheetah is what it appears on the surface, Goddess is the Cheetah hiding behind its big name. Through it all, Nomi will discover the good, the bad and the very bad about Vegas life, especially among the rich and beautiful. —Huggo
- Taglines
- Sex, seduction and betrayal.
- Genre
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated NC-17 for nudity and erotic sexuality throughout, and for some graphic language and sexual violence
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Did you know
- TriviaKyle MacLachlan denied rumours that he walked out of the premiere - "I sat there and suffered for the whole two hours".
- GoofsDuring the infamous pool-sex scene, there are several shots in which it can be plainly seen that Kyle MacLachlan is still wearing white underwear.
- Alternate versionsThe Indian version was heavily cut by the CBFC to remove approximately 22 minutes with the run time of 106 mins (CFL/3/8/2002-MUM). In 2004, the film was further cut of 34 seconds (CFL/3/40/2004-MUM).
- A black woman showing her breasts.
- All close-up shots of bare breasts of a dancer.
- A black woman fixing up the blouse of a dancer while she is sitting on a dressing table and her breast is seen.
- Naomi rubbing her back with black man while dancing.
- A black man follows Naomi and the dialogue "Motherfucker and you hurt my dick".
- A close-up of bare breasts and a fat woman popping out her breasts.
- The line "You did not bleed everywhere, did you"?
- A woman dancing around the pole.
- Naomi in the dancing room, bare breasts and wiping herself.
- A man and a woman watching Naomi dancing in a private room.
- Naomi dancing and showing her breasts.
- All shots of nude women.
- A woman dancing with her breasts showing.
- Two women dancing around a pole.
- Dance director rejecting a girl by saying "What is it? Is it watermelon"?
- Three women questioned by dance director to remove their bra and asked Naomi.
- Naomi running while her breasts are shown.
- A black man and Naomi dancing.
- Before dance, a man offers Naomi ice cubes.
- Bare breasted woman coming down from the staircase.
- Black man and Naomi outside the club.
- Naomi and Crystal together on floor.
- Three dancers pinching a black man.
- A nude woman walking towards a swimming pool, a man pouring champagne on the head of Naomi and the two kissing.
- Close-up of a bare breasted woman in dance sequence, a man undressing and the entire dance sequence.
- Naomi pushing Crystal from the staircase.
- A man trying to overpower a black woman.
- Naomi kicking a man.
- Visuals of Crystal's back pose and all visuals of other girls dancing.
- Visuals and dialogue of Naomi saying "Fuck you".
- Visuals and dialogue of James to Naomi "Shit happens. That what I get fucking wisdom".
- Visuals of bare buttocks of Naomi at the end of a dance sequence.
- Visuals and dialogue of Loudmouth to Naomi "Can I suck your tits?".
- Visuals of bare buttocks of a female dancer before entering a booth.
- Visuals of Naomi touching her panties as the she dances in front of Jack.
- Visuals and dialogue of Jack to Naomi "Fuck. Oh, fuck" and "Fucking".
- Sequence of group dancing are in semi-nude.
- Make-up room Molly is in semi-nude..
- Naomi in semi-nude while fighting with the villain.
- Deleted the visuals of Naomi the negro on the the private part
- Deleted the visuals of topless girls in the dance sequence.
- Deleted the visuals of Naomi dancing on the pole.
- Deleted the dialogue "I want to see our ass...shit" said by long haired drunk to Naomi.
- Reduced by 50% the girl shown in black bikini in the swimming pool.
- Deleted the visuals of kissing between Naomi and Crystal in hospital.
- SoundtracksDoin' What i Did
Written and Performed by Dwight Yoakam
Courtesy of Reprise Records
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
Top review
Not as bad as all that
I thought this film was not bad actually, and saw it as a voyage though bitchy sleazy Las Vegas showlife. Everyone goes on about the wildly exaggerated sex by the leading girl, but might that not be her style as a wannabe Vegas showqueen.
I think compared to a lot of films that come out that deserve a one star rating this doesn't deserve one, I found it watchable and I think there's been a kind of herd effect to say it's trash. It's just *about* trash.
So right on Tarantino for coming out alone in praising it I say.
I think compared to a lot of films that come out that deserve a one star rating this doesn't deserve one, I found it watchable and I think there's been a kind of herd effect to say it's trash. It's just *about* trash.
So right on Tarantino for coming out alone in praising it I say.
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- alxvy
- Dec 18, 2004
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Box office
- Budget
- $45,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $20,350,754
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,112,627
- Sep 24, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $20,358,624
- Runtime2 hours 8 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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